Police say they consider suspicious the death of a person whose body was found inside a Collegetown apartment Tuesday morning.

At around 7 a.m. Ithaca police officers responded to a report of a body inside an apartment being constructed on the 200 block of Dryden Road, authorities said. Members of the Ithaca Fire Department also arrived at the scene, because it was believed a fire occurred inside the building, according to a news release.

A cause of death has not been determined, but Ithaca police said the death appears to be suspicious in nature.

New York State Police, the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office and Cornell University Police Department are assisting in the investigation.